September 21, 2016 The Skanner Page 5
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Calendar 2016
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family-friendly, Seattle-based community event that draws
thousands from around the Puget Sound area. Enjoy a weekend
illed with mouth watering food and entertainment – including
carnival rides. Free admission. 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. Friday. 10 a.m. –
10 p.m. Saturday. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday. Christ the King School,
405 N. 11th.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
SATURDAY – SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 – 25
Black Panther Forum
Over the weekend of Sept. 16-18, the Alumni Association of the Seattle Black Panther Party brought together activists of today with the
freedom ighters of the past for a ilm screening and forum. Former Black Panther Party and ailiated groups like the Young Patriots
and Young Lords gathered at the Hillman City Collaboratory for the Film Screening and Washington Hall for the Forum. The event was an
opportunity for young activists of today, like those involved in the Black Lives Matter movement, to hear from the revolutionaries from
the past. They included Tarika Lewis, the irst woman to join the Black Panther Party; Emory Douglas, the former minister of culture
for the BPP and Aaron and Elmer Dixon, the co-founders of the Seattle branch. The 50th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party will
be commemorated Oct. 20-23 2016 in Oakland. Aaron Dixon (second from right), one of the original organizers of the Seattle Branch
of the Black Panther Party poses with the New Black Panther Party during a Forum held by the Seattle Black Panther Party Alumni
Association September 17th at Washington Hall. To see more photos from this event, visit theskanner.com.
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• Wednesday, September 21, Beaverton Library main
branch, 12375 SW 5th St.
• Tuesday, September 27, Aloha High School, 18550
SW Kinnaman Rd.
• Wednesday, October 12, Cornelius City Council
Chambers, 1310 N. Adair St.
• Thursday, October 13, Lincoln Elementary School,
801 NE Lincoln St., Hillsboro
• Thursday, October 20, St. Anthony’s Catholic
Church, Frances Hall lobby, 12520 SW Grant St., Ti-
gard
The Wood Stove Exchange Program is made possi-
ble through collaboration and funding support from
program partners, including the American Lung
Association in Oregon, Centro Cultural, City of Cor-
nelius, City of Hillsboro, Community Action, Intel,
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and
Oregon Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association.
Seattle News Briefs
Alzheimer’s Association Ofers
Men’s Cofee Group
Alzheimer’s Association men’s cofee groups pro-
vide a place for male caregivers to learn, share and
gain emotional support from other male spouses
who are also on a unique journey of providing care to
a person with memory loss.
A free support group for male spouses of individ-
uals with memory loss is held the 3rd Thursday of
the month, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., at the Alzheimer’s
Association Chapter Oice, 100 W Harrison St, North
Tower, #N200 in Seattle. For information call Don
Desonier at (206) 779-1634.
SOCR Launches LGBTQ Visibility
Project
As part of the Mayor’s LGBTQ Action Plan, the Se-
attle Oice for Civil Rights has created a project to
bring visibility to Seattle’s diverse LGBTQ communi-
ty members.
The project includes community members who rep-
resent a variety of LGBTQ identities in Seattle, with
an emphasis on intersectionality and trans and queer
people of color.
The organization wants to lit up members of the
community, while emphasizing the role of the Seattle
Oice for Civil Rights in upholding antidiscrimina-
tion laws and promoting race and gender justice.
The images and messages centered in these ads
demonstrate empowerment, strength and love. We
wish to celebrate and honor the qualities that com-
prise Seattle’s LGBTQ community.
The ads will be featured on buses and light rail
throughout the city for three months.
For more information about the project, visit http://
www.seattle.gov/gender-justice-project/what-we-
do/lgbtq-visibility-campaign.
County Council Approves Action
Plan for Best Starts for Kids
Last year, voters approved funding for a regional
plan aimed at supporting the healthy development of
children and youth, families and communities across
the county.
The Metropolitan King County Council this week
unanimously approved the plan for funding the
programs that will be part of the Best Starts for Kids
(BSK) initiative.
Kohl-Welles — who was joined on the Council’s BSK
Leadership Team by Council Vice Chair Rod Dem-
bowski and Councilmembers Kathy Lambert and Lar-
ry Gossett — worked with all members of the Council
in reviewing the proposed plan transmitted by the
King County Executive.
Approved by voters in 2015, Best Start for Kids sup-
ports the healthy development of children and youth,
families and communities across the county.
Included by the Council in the levy ordinance that
sent BSK to the voters was language directing the
County Executive to present a plan to the Council de-
ining funding strategies and outcomes for programs
that receive funding from Best Starts for Kids.
The plan was presented to the Council this summer
and review of the plan was directed by the BSK Lead-
ership Team.
In reviewing the proposed implementation plan,
the Council strengthened the plan by:
• Adding statements of intent by the County to foster
and support the participation of organizations and
community members from communities facing
challenges across King County; and
• Adding clarity on the way the Communities of Op-
portunity (COO) will deliver on a vision to reduce
disparities and improve the ability of all communi-
ties to perform well on health and well-being indi-
cators. Communities of Opportunity is a program
strategy based on the latest research regarding the
impact of place on individual and population health
and well-being outcomes; it builds on a partnership
between King County and The Seattle Foundation
and supports local communities in building their
own capacity to create positive change.
This spring, the Council approved an Implementa-
tion Plan for the $19 million Youth and Family Home-
lessness Prevention Initiative, the irst major pro-
gram created as part of Best Starts for Kids.
The Best Starts for Kids Implementation Plan ap-
proved today puts forward a framework for spend-
ing approximately $379 million, the remainder of the
estimated collections over the life of the levy.
FRIENDS OF OLYMPIA GIANT SALE OF BOOKS: Over 400 boxes of
books! Includes children’s books, paperbacks, LP records, CD’s,
DVD’s, and sheet music. There will be something for everyone at
this sale. Books $1 each, other items priced as marked. 10 a.m.
-4 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday. Special deals on Sunday.
Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Ave. SE, Olympia.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
FISHERMAN’S FALL FESTIVAL! The 28th annual Fisherman’s Fall
Festival is a FREE event! The festival provides families with a
fun an educational outing. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Fisherman’s Terminal,
1900 W. Nickerson St.
NEW POOL OPENING AT PEOPLE’S COMMUNITY CENTER IN TACO-
MA: Get ready to dip your toes in Tacoma’s newest pool. The
grand opening begins at 1 p.m. and admission is free for every-
one. 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., People’s Community Center, 1602 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Way, Tacoma.
GET SQUASHED! FREE FAMILY EVENT: Join us for a Free Farm Mar-
ket event coinciding with the Sammamish Valley Alliance Har-
vest Celebration. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., 21 Acres Center For Local Food
And Sustainable Living, 13701 NE 171st St., Woodinville.
Sunday, September 25
GRANDMOTHERS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE: On this Sunday we will
remember the victims of America’s gun violence epidemic with
a series of live events from Coast to Coast. Doors open at 6:30
p.m. Event starts at 7 p.m. University Congregational Church,
4515 16th Ave. NE.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
TACOMA ARTS MONTH OPENING PARTY: Start Tacoma Arts Month
of on the right note with a kaleidoscope of pop-up art exhibits,
hands-on activities, music and dance performances and more
at this free-family friendly community festival! 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.,
Asia Paciic Cultural Center, 4851 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
WOW FALL FESTIVAL – HEALING OUR PLANET, SHARING OUR
GIFTS: Vendors will have Earth- friendly products for purchase.
Great gifts for your holiday shopping. Handmade art, clothing,
jewelry and much more. Please bring a non-perishable food do-
nation for the NW Food Bank. Free admission – 10:30 a.m. North
Seattle College Conference Center, 9600 College Way W.
GREAT PUMPKIN WEIGH- OFF! The GPWO is an event to celebrate
the amazing local growers in the Northwest region. Their giant
pumpkins are hauled in, judged, weighed and prize money is
awarded to the winners. Fun for the entire family and free! 11
a.m. – 3 p.m., Airport Way, 5510 Airport Way S.
SATURDAY - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 – 2
THE 42ND ANNUAL ROCKTOBERFEST 2016 GEM AND MINERAL
SHOW: There’ll be more dealers. There will also be demonstra-
tions, jewelry, artists, club displays, door prizes every half hour,
silent auction, rale prizes and food service. Free admission and
free parking. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. both days. Totem Middle School –
Gymnasium, 1605 7th St., Marysville.
The Implementation Plan is targeted to achieve
three key results across the strategy areas that were
set forth in the Best Starts for Kids levy ordinance:
• Babies are born healthy and are provided with a
strong foundation for lifelong health and wellbe-
ing.
• King County is a place where everyone has equi-
table opportunities to be safe and healthy as they
progress through childhood, building academic
and life skills to be thriving members of their com-
munities.
• Communities ofer safe, welcoming and healthy en-
vironments that help improve outcomes for all of
King County’s children and families, regardless of
where they live.
